[No 33 From Maj. Gen. Knox Sect. of Wars.] War department, December 28^th 1792 Sir, I have received from Brigadin General Wilkinson by express letters dated the 9^th & 18^th ultimos enclosing copies to you of the 13^th November. It appears by the letters of the deputy Quarter master that the express left Fort Washington on the 9^th instant, although there are no letters of a later date than the 19^th of November. It is highly probable the Savages who attacked Major Adair are the party mentioned to you by William Smally who was Major Trueman's interpreter. It is highly proper that you should cause enquiry to be made into the nature and degree of the confusion of stores of clothing complained of by Brigadier General Wilkinson. Indeed I do not know how this is to be conducted with precision, until, the reports ordered by Brigadier Gen^l. Wilkinson shall have been received. Major Craig I have understood always has been a man of method. the clothing was transported from this place under circumstances of peculiar order as will appear by the letter herewith enclosed certified by Samuel Hodgdon. the greatest care was directed in packing and marking the boxes, hogsheads & bales which contained the aforesaid clothing, and it was a rule invariably observed, to forward with the waggons to Major Craig a complete invoice of the boxes &c in each waggon and the waggoner gave a receipt for the contents of each box before he left the city, and did not receive his pay excepting a small advance until he produced a receipt from Major Craig, specifying each article by him delivered at Pittsburgh. And further, an invoice was sent to each Captain of the clothing forwarded to him for the use of his company and duplicates of the amount thereof were forwarded from the War Office. Letters were also written to the commanding Officers of the first and second regiments relatively to the said clothing and Major Craig has at all times the most minute direction respecting the distribution and forwarding the packages which were consigned to his care. There were no precautions neglected to prevent mistakes: and if any have arisen they cannot with justice be charged to any persons who had the direction of the business in Philadelphia. The clothing for the first United States regiment was pack'd & marked for Lieut. [undecipherable] pay master of the said regiment & amounted to six-